Schwan

Thoughts of mine own. Health, mind & messy growth

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Well...the difference is HUGE.

She's regulating her anger, ALONE, in a space where it can't hurt anyone or anything, and then releasing it in a controlled way.

Punching a wall usually happens right in the moment, often right in front of another person, and it does two things: it causes real property damage, and it's fucking INTIMIDATING.

Even if no one gets physically hurt, an outburst like that in someone's presence can be read as a threat, whether it's meant that way or not.

She's not doing either of those things. She's not scaring anyone, and she's not breaking anything that isn't hers to break. She throws her own ice, not breaks someone's WALL.

That's not the same thing as rage. That's called self-regulation.

[Brian Atlas @BrianAtlas]

50M views. 3.6M likes. 50k comments praising her and encouraging this. These are the same women who will tell you men punching walls is abusive. But throwing ice cubes in a rage in your home is not?

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

This isn't just a vibe.

A 2025 study found a strong negative correlation between AI tool use and critical thinking scores.

Google cognitive offloading.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

“You’re going to get left behind if you don’t use AI.”

Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long-form, and books without needing AI summaries.

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

"I have no energy," we say, and go lie on the couch, sleep, get a massage or watch movies.

But energy is a process, not a substance. You can't stockpile it.

Energy is always flowing, but if it doesn't have a clear direction, it flows into anxiety, into busywork, into apathy. Basically, it turns into this gross, stagnant swamp.

Usually we think: "I'll rest a bit, recharge, and then I'll do it." Or the classic: "I'll recharge over the weekend and then dive headfirst into the project."

But movement creates energy, not the other way around. First we find something we want to move toward, and that's what generates the charge.

And it doesn't have to be something huge (because honestly, that's what scares people off in the first place). Micro-goals and micro-wants work way better.

"I want to see my friends today." That's not some grand life purpose. But a genuine want generates real energy behind that action.

And little by little, a bunch of small wants and goals add up into a real current of energy.

Please, stop making up things to do just because they feel productive, chances are you won't have any energy for them. Because that's stuff you feel like you "should" do, not stuff you actually want.

Try to actually listen to what you want, no matter how small or unreasonable it seems. And slowly, you'll start to feel the difference.

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino New old civilization

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

I would loooooove it

[🥀 @amargaadu]

Very Unpopular Opinion:

Social media needs to crash for a year so that everyone can snap back to reality.

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

My husband or my therapist ❤️‍🩹

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

at your lowest, who do you talk to?

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Your attention isn't free, so stop scrolling.

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Gotta disagree. So many people are constantly checked out of the present moment.

Some are stuck replaying their past mistakes over and over, others are living entirely in the future, either stressing about what could go wrong, or waiting to hit some goal before they'll finally let themselves be happy.

So "live in the moment"? Not such a dumb slogan after all.

[vittorio @IterIntellectus]

"live in the present" is one of the stupidest slogans ever invented

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino 20 is already good enough

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Counted my plants for the week and honestly kinda proud of this

Fruits (7): banana, apples, strawberries, watermelon, kiwi, peach, nectarine

Veggies (9): cucumber, tomatoes, zucchini, avocado, bell pepper, yellow onion, red onion, garlic, eggplant

Legumes, nuts & seeds (7): soy, brown lentils, red lentils, peanuts, cashews, flaxseed, psyllium

Grains (3): rice, oats, wheat

Herbs & spices (6): paprika, nutmeg, basil, cinnamon, black pepper, oregano

Other (2): nori seaweed, cocoa

Total: 34 🌱

I actually heard about this whole 30-plants theory like a year and a half ago, and spent a good chunk of time actively working on my diet around it.

So at this point it's less of a conscious effort thing and more just... how I eat now. Habit really does all the work eventually.

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Did you know that eating 30 different plants a week (yes, that includes herbs, spices, nuts, and grains, not just veggies) is one of the best things you can do for your gut microbiome diversity?

Not 30 servings, just 30 different kinds. Way easier than it sounds. (American Gut Project, one of the biggest microbiome studies out there)

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino @variational_io Well...that was fast

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino 🙃💀

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Likes fear us 💀

[luna @lunardreamn]

Ppl who keep tweeting with 0 likes fear no one 😭

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino fair point

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

20% effort, 80% result

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino @variational_io Waiting for the results 👀

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

@scheinerino Try to recall everything you ate last week and count it up. Or, since it's Monday (how convenient), you could run the experiment this week instead and count as you go :)

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

Did you know that eating 30 different plants a week (yes, that includes herbs, spices, nuts, and grains, not just veggies) is one of the best things you can do for your gut microbiome diversity?

Not 30 servings, just 30 different kinds. Way easier than it sounds. (American Gut Project, one of the biggest microbiome studies out there)

[Schwan @onlyschwan]

If you're calling your wife fat or ugly, that says more about you as a husband than about her